Rex Smith vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Smith and Fred Talbot

Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Rex Smith and Fred Talbot

Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Smith and Fred Talbot

Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100